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Nine dead in US plane crash – TV
NEW YORK, Dec 1, 2019 (BSS/TASS) – Nine people, including the pilot and two
children, died in a plane crash in South Dakota, United States, on Saturday,
the NBC TV channel said citing Brule County state’s attorney, Theresa Maule
Rossow.
She said the Pilatus PC-12 single-engine turboprop aircraft, heading to
Idaho Falls (Idaho), crashed shortly after takeoff from the Chamberlain
Municipal Airport. According to the report, the incident was probably caused
by rough weather.
The plane had 12 people on board. The survivors were taken to a nearby
hospital, their condition is unknown.
The Federal Aviation Administration said circumstances surrounding the
accident are being established.
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